chsdbacks Chapter 78 Shanks, you're despicable now.
Chapter 78 Shanks, you're despicable now.
Chapter 78 Shanks, you're despicable now.
Shortly after Shanks returned to Mary Geoise nearly a decade early, the delivery birds of Morgan's Morales newspaper began flying all over the world.
On the front page of the World Economic News, which he oversees, a major news item was published in an almost fanatical and trembling font.
It took up almost the entire page, but overall it wasn't news; it was more like an imperial edict.
The report stated in black and white: "[The Ferocious Tiger] Yixiao and Dr. Vegapunk are to immediately proceed to Water Seven to meet with 'that person'."
Since witnessing Broly's devastating power after transforming into a giant ape during the Udon battle, Morgans has completely stopped pretending.
He abandoned his so-called neutral media persona and willingly became Broly's mouthpiece, his words revealing absolute obedience to his new master.
Yixiao, a valiant member of Monkey D. Dragon's Volunteer Army, has joined the resistance.
And Vegapunk, who has not yet been recruited by the World Government and is still living in seclusion on his hometown, Karakuri Island, Baltimore.
After seeing this "imperial edict," their reactions differed slightly, but their actions were remarkably consistent: they swiftly set off for Water Seven.
Not long after, a ship with a very unique design slowly entered Port 1 of Water Seven.
The ship's silhouette resembled a giant red apple, looking from a distance like a giant fruit floating on the sea.
The female pirates of the Kuja Pirates, who had already gathered here under Broly's orders, put down their work and looked curiously at the strange ship.
Before long, they witnessed an unbelievable scene.
A short figure with an extremely large head stepped off the ship.
He was wearing a large white lab coat, which was covered in various unknown drug stains, making him look somewhat slovenly.
But what's most striking is his disproportionately large head.
Wow! What a big head!
Yamato's eyes widened in astonishment.
The man who disembarked from this apple ship was none other than Dr. Vegapunk, the greatest scientist on this planet.
At this point, he had not yet transformed his brain into an apple, but the height of his forehead was already estimated to be over two meters.
Even Broly, who was used to seeing all sorts of freaks on this planet, couldn't help but marvel at how peculiar the human anatomy was on this world.
"Mr. Broly, I am Vegapunk."
Vegapunk, with his over two-meter-tall forehead and his signature long tongue sticking out, jogged up to Broly and bowed slightly in greeting.
Although he is the most outstanding scientist on the planet, it must be said that his image is a bit too "Tang".
Broly pointed to Tom, who had been summoned earlier and was standing to the side wiping the shipbuilding tools, and said, "I want you to work with him to help me build a spaceship that can travel in space."
Upon hearing this, both Vegapunk and Tom's expressions changed slightly, and their pupils contracted sharply.
More than a year ago, after Tom was intercepted by the Kuja Pirates on his way to Enies Lobby by the World Government, Broly told him that he would need Tom's help with something in the future.
Tom guessed that Broly wanted him to build ships, since that was the only thing Broly was good at.
But he never expected that he would be asked to build a spaceship!
Vegapunk also stared in astonishment.
Although he will be known in the future as a scientist whose IQ is 500 years ahead of his time, at most he can only conceive of ships that fly in the sky.
Unexpectedly, Broly presented him with an even more outrageous challenge—a ship sailing in space.
"How's it going? Can you make it?" Broly asked.
Vegapunk scratched his head, lost in thought, and after a while said, "Theoretically it's feasible, but first I need to understand the environment of the universe—after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes yet."
No sooner had Vegapunk finished speaking than Broly suddenly jumped off his chair, giving him no chance to react.
He grabbed Vegapunk by the back of his white coat and lifted him up like a chick.
"Hey! Lord Broly, what are you doing?!" Vegapunk exclaimed in surprise, kicking his legs wildly in the air.
Broly didn't answer Vegapunk's question; instead, a massive, light blue aura surged from his body. This aura rapidly condensed around him, forming a huge circular protective shield that enveloped both him and Vegapunk.
The protective shield gleamed with a blinding light, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.
The next instant, a loud "boom" resounded, and the burst of energy carved a circular crater in the ground, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, enveloped by the protective shield, the two shot straight into the sky like meteors, breaking through the clouds in an instant and disappearing into the horizon, leaving only a long trail of blue flame that pierced the azure sky.
"No matter how many times I watch it, it's always this amazing!"
Violet, a new member of the Kuja Pirates, stood at the edge of the port, gazing at the disappearing streak of light with awe in her eyes.
Little Purple tugged at Violet's sleeve and asked in a childish voice, "Sister Violet, where did Daddy and that big-headed guy go?"
Upon hearing this, Violet once again made the OK sign with both hands, placed them upside down over her eye sockets, and activated her clairvoyance ability.
A few seconds later, her expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed in shock, "They—they're in space!"
At this moment, in the vast and boundless universe.
Vegapunk stared in shock at the debris and meteorites floating in the darkness around him, and at the eerie planets that seemed to be light-years away.
Then he looked down at the sea-blue pirate planet below.
He was trembling with excitement, his voice shaking, as he said to Broly, "I never imagined—I would see something like this! Is this the universe? It's truly worth dying for!"
"Do you know how to build it now?" Broly asked, holding Vegapunk.
Vegapunk swallowed hard, barely managing to regain his composure, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism: "I need to prepare some more testing equipment, and I need more data—please, Lord Broly, take me here a few more times!"
Broly nodded in agreement, and once again used his Flying Technique to fly back to the ground with Vegapunk in a streak of light.
Broly released Vegapunk, who patted his heart in shock, his forehead covered in cold sweat from excessive excitement and altitude sickness.
He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "I never imagined the universe was so vast, it's amazing." Among the Kuja Pirates women who were silently watching all this, Kalifa was the first to react.
Her face turned pale, and she cried out in alarm, "Lord Broly, are you leaving—this planet?"
Upon hearing Kalifa's words, the others also realized what was happening.
Broly wanted to build a ship that could travel through space, and then everyone remembered that he was originally an alien from outer space.
"Broly—are you leaving?" Hancock looked at him with teary eyes, her eyes slightly red, as if she was about to cry at any moment.
Broly nodded. "So you need to get stronger too, at least don't hold me back."
In an instant, Hancock's face brightened, and she went from tears to laughter.
Now over 10 years old, she has fully revealed the beginnings of a stunning beauty. Her smile is even more captivating and breathtakingly beautiful, no wonder Broly chose her as his virginity-destroying partner.
Yamato's eyes lit up as he leaned closer, excitedly saying, "A space adventure? That sounds so much fun!"
Before that, I need to hurry up and travel around the world!
Hancock, who was just smiling broadly, suddenly turned into an emoji, staring at Yamato with one eye bigger than the other, and letting out a cold snort.
Damn it, why are you everywhere?
Judging from the tone of the white-haired girl, she seemed to want to follow.
Little Purple followed closely behind, hugging Broly's leg and saying, "Wherever Daddy goes, I'll go."
Hancock was even more annoyed by this, her brows furrowing as she cursed inwardly: "Damn it, these persistent bastards! They all want to steal my man, don't they?!"
Carly Law watched with excitement, her heart pounding.
If Broly can leave this planet, wouldn't that mean his master—the World Government—can regain his former dominance?
However, Broly's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Kalifa's head.
"After we take down that little brat Im, we'll leave."
Kalifa immediately deflated, her smile froze, and her eyes were filled with despair.
Well, she's getting ahead of herself.
Does that mean that even if Broly leaves, the World Government still won't survive?
At this moment, many pirates with Observation Haki turned their heads to look at the horizon on the other side of the sea, their brows furrowed slightly.
On the ground, something was rapidly approaching, accompanied by a strong gust of air.
People with good dynamic vision can see that it is a huge, bear paw-shaped transparent membrane, and there is a person inside.
"thump!"
The next instant, the huge transparent membrane crashed onto the dock like a cannonball, leaving a huge bear paw print on the hard stone floor.
A cloud of smoke billowed out, choking Xiao Zi and the other girls, who couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Sorry, sorry."
Before the smoke had cleared, a middle-aged man's voice came from inside, tinged with apology, "This is the first time I've traveled this way. I'm not used to it yet, and I didn't control my strength well."
As the smoke dissipated, a middle-aged, burly man dressed in a purple robe emerged, carrying a cane and a knife.
He was tall and strong with a resolute face; he was none other than Yi Xiao, whom the navy called "the fiercest tiger."
Seeing how Ikko arrived, Broly asked with interest, "How did you end up hanging out with Big Bear?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Xiao was slightly taken aback, then explained, "I am currently a colleague of Mr. Big Bear and Ms. Ginny."
At this point, Yi Xiao's expression changed slightly, showing some hesitation. She thought to herself: Should I tell Broly about the Self-Defense Force? This is Mr. Long's top secret.
Broly noticed the struggle on Yixiao's face, but didn't bother to ask further. He simply said with a half-smile, "Then you'd better keep an eye on him, so he doesn't get cheated on again."
"ah?"
Yi Xiao, who was in a state of confusion, blinked and looked puzzled. "I was cheated on? What do you mean?" He didn't understand what Broly was talking about at all.
Broly smiled and said to Vegapunk, "Extract his bloodline factor and see if you can build me a training room with a gravity device."
For Broly now, even 300 times the gravity wouldn't have much of an effect on him, and that's probably the limit of the Gravity-Laugh Fruit.
However, although it had limited effect on himself, it worked quite well on Hancock and the others.
However—Broly glanced at Hancock making faces and Yamato wielding a spiked club, and thought to himself, I just hope this kind of training doesn't affect their development.
The news that Broly was preparing to leave the planet in a spaceship after dealing with the World Government first spread among Broly's subordinates.
After discussions with Toritoma and Granny, the Kuja Pirates basically decided to stay on this planet.
Tesoro reacted strongly, immediately declaring that he would follow Broly to the death.
But Broly said that he could stay, since it wasn't like he wasn't coming back.
Don't forget there's also the mermaid princess Shirahoshi; Broly will have to wait for her to grow up and come back to get her.
Morgans, on the other hand, was somewhat conflicted.
On the one hand, he also wanted to see other unknown planets and discover new big news in new worlds, which would be quite interesting.
On the other hand, Morgans is also very interested in what direction the world will take after the collapse of the world government, and there should be a lot to report on.
This made him very hesitant.
In the end, Morgans decided to wait until the final battle between the World Government and Broly was over before making a decision.
After that, Kalifa still secretly found an opportunity to report the matter to the Five Elders.
Although Broly himself has stated that no matter when he leaves, he will first take down the World Government.
But this was a big deal, and Kalifa felt it was necessary to report it.
As expected, the Five Elders caused a huge uproar in the conference room after learning about the matter.
But after the initial shock came endless despair. Nasujiro plopped down on the sofa, slapping his forehead, and said with a bitter smile, "Even if he leaves, what can we do? We probably won't even live to see that day."
Indeed, for the vast majority of people around the world, whether it's great pirates like Kaido and Big Mom, or marines like Kong and Garp, Broly's departure is undoubtedly a great thing. The sword of Damocles hanging over their heads is finally gone.
However, it has no impact on the World Government, because no matter when Broly leaves, he will insult and rape the World Government before he leaves!
"No, that's not how it works." Just then, Maz, one of the Five Elders, gave a completely opposite opinion.
Upon hearing this, the other four all turned to look at him. Wochuri frowned and asked, "Maz, what do you mean by that?"
Maz crossed his arms and said in a deep voice, "Whether it was what Broly himself said in Dressrosa, or the message Kalifa sent back, Broly wanted to wage war against our World Government before he left."
Ultimately, he only had two goals: to steal Lord Im's Devil Fruit and give it to the little girl in the Kuja Pirates, and to find some last bit of fun on this planet before leaving.
"so what?"
Satan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Isn't this common knowledge? What's there to say?"
Maz retorted, "Don't you all feel it? Broly has lost interest in tormenting us Five Elders. He has already inflicted the greatest humiliation on us and can no longer find any new pleasure in us."
This can be seen from Broly's earlier decision to let them go in the Flower Capital.
At this point, the other four members of the Five Elders had already guessed what Maz meant. After all, they were all old foxes who had worked together for over a hundred years, so who didn't know who?
Pitt's eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "Maz, you want to betray us—"
He didn't spell it out explicitly, but the meaning was already quite clear.
Broly had run out of new fun from the Five Elders, Gringu, and Somaz, and given their excellent performance in the Ultimate Insult, Broly took pity on them and let them go.
This means that Broly is no longer fixated on killing the Five Elders.
Taking advantage of this great opportunity, they could easily switch sides and join Broly's side.
"Are you crazy?"
Nasujuro exclaimed incredulously, "We have a contract with Lord Im!"
Even the lowest-level shallow sea contract can be killed by Im at any time if he wants.
Not to mention that the Five Elders and Im have formed the highest-level deep-sea pact, granting them multiple abilities such as immortality, eternal life, and enhanced strength.
In gaining unimaginable power, they also essentially sold their souls to Im.
Satan and the others never expected that, under such circumstances, Maz would actually come up with the idea of defecting in the face of battle.
"You shall come quickly before the Void Throne."
Just then, Im's cold, piercing voice echoed in the ears of the Five Elders through telepathy.
The five people were startled and fell to the ground with a thud, sweating profusely.
Im's voice echoed in his mind again: "What are you doing?"
Satan scrambled to his feet, fawningly saying, "No, no, Lord Im, please wait a moment, we're coming, we're coming!"
Damn it, Im shouldn't have heard what they were saying, right?
Satan's heart pounded. There shouldn't be any. Otherwise, given Im's temper, even if they were short of fighting power right now, he would have just waved his hand and taken their lives.
"Don't say things like that again."
Satan and the others glared fiercely at Maz, their eyes filled with warning.
The moment they signed the contract, they became bound together with Im, sharing a common destiny. Even now, facing imminent disaster, they can only stand on the same side as each other.
The five arrived before the Void Throne. Besides Junzi, who stood beside Im as always, ready to obey orders, another person stood before the palace. It was none other than Shanks, who had come from the Sabaody Archipelago.
"You're here."
Standing on the steps, 15-year-old Shanks looked down at the Five Elders kneeling before Im and said coldly, "I have already discussed with Lord Im and come up with a way to deal with Broly."
Seeing Shanks' arrogant demeanor, the Five Elders, who were used to looking down on others, all showed their displeasure. Wachurily retorted, "What right do you, an outsider raised by pirates, have to speak to us like that?"
If Bro treats them this way, of course they won't dare say anything.
But what kind of thing are you, kid?
If Shanks hadn't said he had a way to deal with Broly, he wouldn't even be qualified to be here according to the rules.
"Shut up!" Unexpectedly, Im actually rebuked the Five Elders.
The five elders' expressions changed, and they could only lower their heads again, not daring to say anything more.
Im said coldly, "I have already discussed with Shanks a way to deal with Broly. You may follow my orders."
The Five Elders' expressions turned serious. If they could really defeat Broly, they wouldn't care about Shanks' attitude anymore.
Shanks then stepped forward, still looking down at the Five Elders, and said, "This plan mainly relies on Lord Im's abilities, and it requires the combined strength of the World Government, the Navy, and the pirates I have gathered."
Shanks explained his plan in detail, and it was actually quite simple.
First, in the name of the World Government, they claimed they could revoke the bounties, allowing pirates to plunder freely in areas outside the World Government's member states, and that the Navy would not pursue them.
They were given these privileges in order to entice them to serve the world government.
Simply put, it is the prototype of the future Seven Warlords of the Sea.
This method is used to lure powerful pirates to the World Government, then force them to sign contracts with Im, turning them into Im's puppets and thus their immediate fighting force in this war.
Characters like Crocodile, who recently lost to Whitebeard, and Gecko Moria would be suitable for the role.
After all, these people are quite strong and are very suitable to be used as a suicide squad. With the enhancement of Im's Devil Fruit ability, their strength can be raised to another level.
Secondly, contracts were also signed with officers of the rank of vice admiral and above within the navy, using this method to forcibly enhance the navy's strength.
This would allow them to form the strongest fighting force in history.
Although it would probably be useless against Broly.
But Shanks had a backup plan: to poison Broly before the war even began.
The idea is to mix two Devil Fruits together and find a way to get Broly to eat them.
Although it's unknown whether this method will work on Broly, who is an alien monster, Shanks believes that even if it doesn't kill Broly, it can at least affect his physical condition to some extent.
Taking advantage of this moment, their assembled army seized the opportunity and swarmed in to kill Broly.
This is the only chance.
After hearing Shanks' plan, the Five Elders looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although they felt the chances of the plan succeeding were not very high, even a 1% chance was not insurmountable against a monster like Broly.
No, a 1 in 10000 chance is already pretty good.
After much thought, this is indeed the best solution I can think of right now.
But soon, the Five Elders thought of another problem. Nasujuro frowned and said, "It's easy to trick strong-willed, simple-minded pirates into signing a contract with the World Government, but the Navy already knows about Lord Im's abilities, so I doubt they'll agree."
The World Government is aware of its own limitations. A significant portion of the Navy is dissatisfied with the World Government and has long since stopped wanting to be its lackeys.
Now that Broly and the World Government are about to clash, many of them are probably prepared to stand by and watch. Even if they go to the battlefield, they'll probably just go through the motions like Kizaru did in the Marineford War, acting as mere spectators.
It's highly unlikely that they can be captured and forced into a contract.
"You've already come up with a plan to poison Broly, so why can't you poison the Navy?"
Shanks looked at the Five Elders with an expression of utter disbelief. "If it were a poison with a distinctly strong smell like a Devil Fruit, that would be impossible. But if it's just a colorless and odorless sleeping potion? That's easy! Just drug those Marine officers, and while they're unconscious, force them to form a contract, right?"
Upon hearing Shanks' words, the Five Elders' eyes widened in surprise. They thought to themselves: This kid clearly grew up on Roger's ship, so why does he seem to act even more despicably than his older brother Shamrock? Or is this just how the Roger Pirates operate?
Even so, the Five Elders were still somewhat worried.
Pitt said, "Even if we force Lord Im to form a contract with the Navy's top combatants using this method, what if they rebel when they wake up and discover this?"
Putting aside other people, just look at Akainu's personality. Pitt thinks that if Akainu saw the mark of the Knights of God on his arm, he probably wouldn't even need Broly to make a move before he stormed the Holy Land.
Shanks rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the mark of the Knights of God on his arm, and said coldly, "Once this mark is placed on his arm, his life is in Lord Im's hands. If anyone dares to rebel, he will be used as an example."
At this moment, the Five Elders felt that Shanks was more suitable to serve in the Knights of God than his brother and father; he was incredibly ruthless.
Over the next period of time, Broly also took Vegapunk to space several times, collecting a large amount of data.
Broly only left Water 7 temporarily with the Kuja Pirates after Vegapunk confidently declared that he had an inspiration and began working enthusiastically with Tom to build a ship.
This morning, Broly saw another interesting piece of news in the newspaper.
The World Government officially decided to establish a special organization called the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" to recruit powerful pirates who could shake the seas and put them to use for the World Government.
Broly was delighted when he saw the message. Wasn't this clearly a plan to gather these pirates to deal with him?
Just like how the Marineford War brought Hancock and her friends from all over the world to Marineford to prepare for the battle against Whitebeard.
However, it's hard to say how many of these guys will actually show up.
According to reports, the World Government has identified Gecko Moria, Crocodile, who were recently defeated by Whitebeard, Dracule Mihawk, the swordsman who has risen to fame in recent years and is known as "Hawkeye," and Hanazaf, nicknamed "The Lizard King."
Broly thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who this Hanazaf was.
Yamato leaned closer, saw the newspaper, and said, "Hey? Isn't that Uncle Hanafza?"
"You know him?" Broly asked, glancing sideways.
Yamato Enen nodded and said, "He's my dad's friend. My dad has tried to invite him to join the Beasts Pirates several times, but he hasn't agreed."
However, since he always gives any new Zoan-type Devil Fruits he finds to my father, their relationship is quite good.
After saying that, Yamato ran to the side and started practicing swinging his spiked club.
In order to go on space adventures with Broly in the future, she also began to strengthen her training.
Although Xiao Zi is young, she has already started some basic training.
Her model is Hancock from the original work, and she mainly trains in leg skills and the power of the Love Love Fruit.
Broly then remembered that this Hanafza was Ulti, one of Kaido's future Flying Six, and Page One's father.
It seems that he was later stripped of his title as a Shichibukai after losing to Ace, and in the end, he was killed by his enemies.
After reading the report, Broly crumpled the newspaper into a ball, casually burned it to ashes with a ki blast, and chuckled to himself, "More is better, it'll make things more lively."
However, Broly thought that these guys probably wouldn't dare to come.
After all, Broly and Whitebeard are not on the same level of intimidation.
Several days later, in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
A grand banquet is currently being held in the central courtyard of Pangu City.
Various round tables are placed on the lawn in the courtyard, filled with top-quality delicacies made from various precious ingredients, as well as bottles of expensive wines.
The people gathered here included government agents in suits, high-ranking naval officers in blue and white uniforms, and pirates with fierce appearances and menacing features.
The fact that such a group of people could gather together would absolutely astonish outsiders.
The Navy, pirates, and the World Government—these three forces are actually holding a banquet together.
This is something that many people would never even dare to dream of.
This banquet was planned by the World Government, which invited all officers of the Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral and above.
In addition, there are four other major pirates who have been confirmed to have joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea, as well as their crew members.
Akainu glanced at Crocodile smoking a large cigar and Mihawk sitting alone in the corner with his legs crossed on the table, sipping red wine, and said with a look of disgust, "It's disgusting that I have to breathe the same air as pirates."
Green Bull chimed in, "Don't say that, Sakazuki. They're now part of the World Government's forces, so in some ways they're our colleagues."
Green Bull Aragaki is a new recruit in the Navy who recently joined.
Although he was only 18 years old, he was promoted to Admiral candidate due to his strong abilities and the fact that the Navy was indeed short of personnel.
Akainu sneered, "It's hard to say how much longer the World Government can survive."
The news that Broly will engage in a final battle with the World Government has spread within the Navy, though the general public around the world is unaware of it.
Although the Navy also received orders to participate in the battle, many people, including Akainu, who was destined to be the MVP of the future Marineford War, were prepared to stand by and watch the World Government perish.
Although Akainu, a ruthless hawk, would love for Broly's death, using Broly to take down the World Government would undoubtedly be a great thing for them.
"Borusalino, how did you manage to survive Broly?" On the other side, Zeffa found his former disciple and asked with a serious expression.
Kizaru has been the most prominent Marine during this period, even overshadowing Akainu and Aokiji.
One of the important reasons is that last year in the Sabaody Archipelago, he fought Broly and successfully escaped, even bringing back the head of the Celestial Dragon Roswald.
The news caused a sensation at the time, and as Broly revealed his giant ape form, the world realized just how terrifying Broly was.
And it is precisely because of this that Kizaru, who was able to escape from Broly, has risen in status, with many people believing that he will be the next Fleet Admiral.
Although many people, including Kong and Tsuru, felt that Kizaru was a hidden talent, Zephyr, as his instructor, knew this man better than anyone else.
This kid is indeed talented and capable, but he definitely doesn't have the ability to escape from Broly. There must be some unknown deal involved.
Kizaru glanced at his teacher, with whom he had never gotten along before, and said in a low voice, "Zeff-sensei, sometimes the more you know, the faster you die."
After saying that, Kizaru quickly left and walked to the other side of the courtyard.
He was afraid that if he spent too much time with Zefa, Zefa would notice something.
After all, although the two didn't get along, Kizaru had to admit that Zephyr truly understood him.
"All eyes on me!" Just then, a voice rang out.
Gringu, now the Commander-in-Chief of the Knights of God, walked to the center of the courtyard, raised his hands, and said, "Look at me, look at me, I have something to announce."
Gringu continued, "I'm sure you've all gotten to know your new colleagues. Now, we have an important mission to announce, the first mission since the formation of the Seven Warlords, and also Lord Im's highest order."
At this point, Greengrass paused, looked around at everyone, and then said, slowly and deliberately, "Defeat Broly!"
"puff!"
Mihawk, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't hold back for a moment and spat out a mouthful of red wine, spilling it all over the expensive tablecloth.
Those eyes, which had been described as sharp as an eagle's, were now filled with question marks.
I had only one thought in my mind: Is this for real? They want me to fight Broly?
Mihawk's reason for joining the Seven Warlords of the Sea was rather simple. He simply felt that having the title of Warlord would make it easier for him to move around on the seas, allowing him to freely enter member states of the World Government and also making it easier for him to find and spar with skilled swordsmen on the seas.
But to his surprise, the World Government had already given him a huge headache right after he joined the organization.
Are you recruiting the Seven Warlords of the Sea or a suicide squad?
Moria and Crocodile had the same expression, looking completely bewildered and angry.
After losing to Whitebeard, they realized the gap in strength between themselves and the great pirates of the New World, and that they could not defeat them by ordinary means.
So the two decided to return to the first half of the Grand Line, bide their time, and look for other ways to become stronger.
But I can't even beat Whitebeard, and you want me to fight Broly?
Moriah thought to himself, "I'm not going to die with you! Once I leave here, I'll never see you again."
Mihawk, Crocodile, and Hanafza share the same idea.
They joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea because they wanted benefits, and now they're being asked to die without even getting any. Of course they're not going to agree to that.
The Navy's thinking was similar to that of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, except that unlike Mihawk and his group who would sever ties with the World Government once they left Mary Geoise, the Navy was prepared to go through the motions without actually contributing.
Kizaru flashed his signature lewd grin, peeled a banana, and popped it into his mouth—something he was particularly good at. Should he switch sides at that moment and show off his loyalty to the new boss (Broly)?
While chewing on a banana, Kizaru looked at his good brother Sakazuki, as well as his colleagues Kuzan and Gion, wondering if he could turn a few of them to the other side before the big battle began, and show off his business skills to the new boss.
Subsequently, the pirates, led by Mihawk, left the banquet hall one after another for various reasons. They just wanted to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible and never come back. Of course, they didn't want the title of Shichibukai anymore.
However, as they boarded the bubble cable car, preparing to return from the top of the Red Earth Continent to the sea, a sudden, intense dizziness surged into their brains, and they staggered and collapsed.
Before they collapsed, Mihawk and the others had only one thought in their minds: poison.
Pfft!Pfft!
Immediately, several Shichibukai collapsed unconscious on the bubble cable car. The cable car was clearly premeditated; the moment they fell unconscious, it immediately reversed direction and was taken over by government agents.
The navy remaining in Mary Geoise were in the same state, one after another fainting.
Akainu's expression changed drastically. He sensed something was wrong, grabbed a fork, instantly coated it with Armament Haki, and plunged it into the back of his hand, trying to use the intense pain to relieve his drowsiness.
However, just as Akainu stabbed the fork into the back of his hand, Grimg rushed over with ghostly speed and struck Akainu hard on the back of the head with the scabbard of his sword, knocking him unconscious.
His two sons, Shanks and Minato, used the same method to deal with Admirals Kizaru and Aokiji, respectively.
Faced with the sudden attack, the generals who had already been hit were powerless to resist and fell to the ground one after another.
After an unknown amount of time, Mihawk gradually awoke from his coma.
His head was throbbing with pain. When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange tattoo on his left arm—the mark of the Knights of God.
"You're awake?" A familiar voice came from beside me.
Mihawk turned his head and saw Shanks, whom he had fought once before.
Shanks stood by the window, his back to him, emanating a strange and cold aura.
"Shanks, what's going on here?" Mihawk demanded sharply, his voice filled with anger and accusation.
Shanks remained silent, simply turning around to present the other's sword—a Supreme Grade Sword, "Black Blade Yoru."
It was gently placed beside Mihawk's bed.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Mihawk guessed that this matter must be related to Shanks.
He was outmaneuvered by an opponent he respected.
Watching the other person's retreating figure, Mihawk gritted his teeth and wanted to chase after them, but because his body had not yet recovered, he stumbled and fell to the ground as soon as he got out of bed.
Watching that receding figure, Mihawk lay prone on the ground, staring intently at his opponent, spitting out a single sentence through gritted teeth: "Shanks—you are despicable now!"
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